tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807826652341078989.post6469228443496259811..comments2017-09-17T10:09:38.419+01:00Comments on Aspicientes in Jesum: Quomodo sedet sola civitas plena populoPastor in Montehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05949810648656544072noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807826652341078989.post-54161801679972676172014-03-23T14:46:35.892+00:002014-03-23T14:46:35.892+00:00I agree that it is much better that these items fi...I agree that it is much better that these items find a new home in a church than in a bar although how can anyone be sure that this is what will happen to them?<br /><br /> The sale of church items is so sad to see especially when such items end up on a market stall as is common on the Continent. I have seen magnificent vestments, many statues and crucifixes, and even tabernacle doors lying among the bric-a-brac. Missals often lie forlornly in the rain too. I bought three illustrated Missals recently from Paris market stalls one dating back to 1856 and the other to 1908. A third from 1936 is leather bound with an Art Deco style cover and illustrations. All of them were obviously much loved and used by their owners.<br /><br />It would appear that firms like the Dutch firm exist and surely their very existance encourages thieves to raid churches for their treasures?<br /><br />On a lighter note I see the firm also has for sale garden ornaments, a collection of insects and even a couple of coffins - presumably unoccupied!Pelerinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243859145007696053noreply@blogger.com